God’s Word Translation
Psalms 91:8
8You only have to look with your eyes to see the punishment of wicked people.
Psalms 91:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
- New International Version (NIV)You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked.
Context of Psalms 91:8
6plagues that roam the dark, epidemics that strike at noon. 7They will not come near you, even though a thousand may fall dead beside you or ten thousand at your right side. You only have to look with your eyes to see the punishment of wicked people. 9You, O Lord, are my refuge! You have made the Most High your home. 10No harm will come to you. No sickness will come near your house.
Read all of Psalms 91Psalms 91:8 word by word
רַ֭ק בְּעֵינֶ֣יךָ תַבִּ֑יט וְשִׁלֻּמַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּרְאֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 91:8
- Psalms 37:34Wait with hope for the Lord, and follow his path, and he will honor you by giving you the land. When wicked people are cut off, you will see it.
- Psalms 58:10Righteous people will rejoice when they see ⌞God⌟ take revenge. They will wash their feet in the blood of wicked people.
- Psalms 92:11My eyes gloat over those who spy on me. My ears hear ⌞the cries⌟ of evildoers attacking me.
- Proverbs 3:25Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the destruction of wicked people when it comes.
- Malachi 1:5You will see these things with your own eyes and say, ‘Even outside the borders of Israel the Lord is great.’
- Isaiah 3:11How horrible it will be for the wicked! Disaster will strike them. What they have done will be done to them.
- Hebrews 2:2After all, the message that the angels brought was reliable, and every violation and act of disobedience was properly punished.
Commentaries on Psalms 91:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The reward of the wicked - Thou shalt not only be safe thyself, but thou shalt see all thy enemies discomfited and cast down.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Only - That is, This is “all” that will occur to you. The only thing which you have to anticipate is, that you will see how God punishes sinners. With thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked - Your own eyes shall see it. See the notes at Psalm 37:34. You will see the just punishment of the ungodly, the vicious, the profane, the sensual. You will see what is the proper fruit of their conduct; what is the just expression of the views…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8The godly should not be afraid, because the Lord watches over them. These promises do not guarantee an escape from trouble, but they create an expectation of the Lord’s goodness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. The security is more valuable, as being special, and, therefore, evidently of God; and while ten thousands of the wicked fall, the righteous are in such safety that they only see the calamity.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 91
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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